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Every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 AM to 2 PM, the cathedral square in Mainz comes alive with activity and color. Then the Mainz Weekly Market – one of the most beautiful in all of Germany – invites you to shop, stroll, and enjoy in a special atmosphere. The mix of historic backdrop and regional variety makes the market a popular meeting place for locals and visitors alike. The offerings range from fresh fruits and vegetables from the region to bread, cheese, and meat products, as well as fine delicacies. During peak…
The St. Remigius Church is one of the earliest Merovingian church foundations on the Middle Rhine. Its documentary evidence dates back to the year 741. Archaeological excavations from 2010 to 2013 confirmed its establishment in the second half of the 7th century. The 23-meter-long stone building was erected on an existing Merovingian burial ground and initially served as a cemetery church for the nearby settlement. The discovery of a rare early medieval baptismal font in the church tower suggests that the church received the status of a…
The stone was erected around 1832 and commemorates the construction of the "Ingelheimer Grundstraße" (1829-1832), which here to the west of Stadecken intersected the country road from Mainz to Bad Kreuznach over Sprendlingen.
A staircase leads up to the viewing platform. From here, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the hilly vineyard landscape.
An extraordinary event location in the vault of a listed winery ensemble. This place in the geographical heart of Rheinhessen is a must-see. Cabaret, comedy, readings, classical & jazz concerts, as well as chanson evenings - Mathias Richling, Wladimir Kaminer, the Leipzig String Quartet, Wolfgang Haffner, Jasmin Tabatabai, all have been here and left an enthusiastic audience each time. Those who wish can dine in style at the castle before the events or spend the night in the hotel rooms of the old half-timbered house after the…
The Catholic Church in Köngernheim is a branch church of St. Walburga in Friesenheim and today belongs to the parish of St. Mary Magdalene. Since its foundation in 2016, this parish has comprised the parishes of Friesenheim, Undenheim, and Weinolsheim. The church was consecrated in 1932. The interior of the church building is a simple space.
In the cross vault of the Engelthal Monastery fine seasonal dishes are offered. Matching every dish there are in-house wines. General information on this typical kind of Rheinhessen vault, called "Kuhkapelle" (cow chapel) The origin of the typical Rheinhessen vaults goes back to the early 19th century. At that time, farmers wanted to increase the yield of their cattle by keeping them in stables and use the leftovers as fertiliser for their fields. Initially, the cattle were housed on the ground floor of the half-timbered houses, above…
The Catholic church was built in 1760/62 as a Baroque hall incorporating older building fabric. The St. Stephan's Monastery in Mainz was able to finance the choir, as it was obligated to maintain the choir as a recipient of the fruit tithe. The Electoral Palatine ecclesiastical administration paid for the costs of the nave. The ridge turret with bell was a gift from the Gottesthal Monastery in Mittelheim in the Rheingau. It was not until 1928 that the square bell tower was added according to the design of Philipp Starck, an architect from…